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DEFINITION: v. To talk to yourself in a high-pitched, squeaky voice while performing complex mental gymnastics.n. The sounds a person makes when they are trying to think.
Verboticisms
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Psychoticbabble
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: sigh-cot-tick-ba-bell
Sentence: Ron used the pshychoticbabble technique when he was doing quantum physics problems.
Etymology:
Cognotweeterlalia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: kawg-noh-tweet-ur-LALE-yah
Sentence: Connie was used to my cognotweeterlalia, but it annoyed the heck out of the dog, who thought it was a rodent or something...
Etymology: cogno (think) + tweeter + lalo (greek "I speak")
Shrillstorm
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: shrel/storm
Sentence: When the pressure is on to produce at work, he sits in a corner and shrillstorms ideas to the annoyance of his colleagues.
Etymology: shrill + brainstorm
Thoughtditory
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: thot dit toree
Sentence: Cousin Eddy's thoughtditory process was to squeak, honk and make animal noises while compiling his April returns. April herself found it all very taxing...
Etymology: Thought(the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about) & Auditory (of or relating to the process of hearing)
Shrilliterate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: shrill-it-er-ate
Sentence: When lost in deep concentration, Rollie would involuntarily begin to shrillerate, repeating the same borderline incoherent mumbling in a high pitched childlike voice.
Etymology: Combination of Shrill (high-pitched, harsh in sound) and iterate (to say or do again; repeat)
Mutterwaul
Created by: dwingillinois
Pronunciation: MUT r waal'
Sentence: Occasionally, while I balance the checkbook, I have been known to mutterwaul and cause the dog to cover its ears.
Etymology: Mutter + (cater)waul
Squallow
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: skwall - o
Sentence: Lucy's intense concentration made her squallow as her co-workers looked at her in annoyance.
Etymology: squall - cry out - ow making it happen
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - wordmeister, 2007-02-01: 04:29:00
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Freaksqueak
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: freak squeak
Sentence: She was trying to figure out how many pairs of shoes she could afford and started freaksqueaking right there in the store.
Etymology: Um, freak + squeak.
